CNN's Gergen praises Trump on Putin meeting: ‘This was big-league stuff’  —  CNN's David Gergen said President Trump “seemed presidential today” and “we were back to normal life for the first time” following a two-hour-plus meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Trump Aides on Podesta Tweet: ‘No Idea What He Is Talking About’ … The world's most powerful leaders gathered in Germany this week to hammer out tough geopolitical issues—and, according to a tweet from President Donald Trump, to dump on Hillary Clinton's former campaign chairman.

FBI investigated complaints that Bobby Knight groped women at U.S. spy agency  —  Even before he started cursing from the podium at a U.S. spy agency, Bobby Knight was an unorthodox choice to deliver a lecture on leadership.  —  Employees at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) …

Trump personally pockets club membership fees, breaking with industry norms  —  Even as he serves as president, Donald Trump earns a tidy sum — tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars — every time a new member joins one of his tony clubs.  —  Whether it's the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster …

I shared my toddler's hospital bill on Twitter.  First came supporters — then death threats.  —  I was offered a .22 bullet, although I'm still not sure whom he meant it for, me or my child.  —  It was late on a Friday evening when I collected the day's letters from the mailbox.

Senate GOP and White House plan final, urgent blitz to pass health-care law  —  The White House and Senate Republican leaders are planning a final, urgent blitz to pressure reluctant GOP senators to pass an overhaul of the Affordable Care Act before their month-long August recess.

Rachel Maddow's Exclusive “Scoop” About A Fake NSA Document Raises Several Key Questions  —  MSNBC's Rachel Maddow devoted the first 21 minutes of her Thursday night program to what she promoted as an “exclusive” scoop.  The cable news host said that someone had sent her a “carefully forged” …

A New Warsaw Pact  —  Trump's speech in Poland defending “Western civilization” from its enemies sounded less like Reagan's Cold War-era speeches than white nationalist rhetoric.  —  Thus far, Donald Trump has governed as a typical Republican president, with the usual suite of tax cuts …

A Court Is Considering A Request To Halt The Trump Election Commission's Request For State Voter Lists  —  A federal court on Friday heard arguments in a lawsuit alleging that the president's “election integrity” commission has violated federal privacy laws in its request for voter information from the states.

The Alt-Right Branding War Has Torn the Movement in Two  —  A few weeks ago, Colton Merwin, a nineteen-year-old from Maryland who recently dropped out of college, decided to organize a rally on the National Mall.  “I got all the permits and stuff myself,” he said.  “It was pretty easy, actually.”

Trump Will Get To Pick A New Judge For A Key Appeals Court  —  Judge Janice Rogers Brown of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit is stepping down, a source familiar with the circumstances told BuzzFeed News.  The DC Circuit hears challenges to federal agency actions.  —  Reporting From Washington, DC

New holes in Loretta Lynch's story on the Hillary probe  —  MORE FROM: … When former Attorney General Loretta Lynch testified last year about her decision not to prosecute Hillary Clinton for mishandling classified information, she swore she never talked to “anyone” on the Clinton campaign.

Group Alleges Tom Price Improperly Spent Campaign Funds During Confirmation Fight  —  The Campaign Legal Center filed a complaint with the FEC, alleging the former Georgia congressman used his campaign fund to encourage senators to vote for him as health and human services secretary.

Claim Racial Profiling  —  Migos Kicked off Delta Flight, Claim Racial Profiling (UPDATE)  —  Migos just got thrown off a Delta flight ... the question, were they thrown off because they were out of control or because they're black?  —  The incident went down Friday on a flight scheduled from Atlanta to Des Moines.

Donald Trump's Credibility Problem at the G-20 Summit  —  With North Korea's successful testing of an intercontinental ballistic missile that might be able to reach parts of the United States, Donald Trump is facing a foreign-policy challenge of the first order.

Iraqis detained by ICE ask Gov. Snyder for pardons  —  Gov. Snyder is reviewing pardon requests form Iraqis in Michigan with criminal records detained by ICE  —  About 40 of the Iraqi immigrants with criminal records arrested by Immigrationand Customs Enforcement (ICE) …

Muslim activist Linda Sarsour's reference to ‘jihad’ draws conservative wrath … Linda Sarsour, a lead organizer of the Women's March on Washington and one of the most high-profile Muslim activists in the country, gave an impassioned speech last weekend that at first gained little attention.

Trump urges dismissal of former ‘Apprentice’ contestant's lawsuit  —  Arguing in part that a U.S. president cannot be sued in state court while serving in office, lawyers for President Trump in a court filing late Friday called for the dismissal of a complaint from a former contestant on the …

Are goats taking jobs from union workers?  —  A battle is brewing at Western Michigan University this summer between a group of hungry goats and a labor union.  —  The 400-member American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees has filed a grievance contending that the work …

The Dangers of Arrogant Ignorance  —  Widespread historical ignorance is driving political polarization.  —  During President Trump's speech in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday, he memorialized Pope John Paul II's momentous 1979 visit to the city.  —  For many historians …

These Three Lawyers Are Quietly Purging Voter Rolls Across the Country  —  The Trump administration could soon follow their lead.  —  Willie Miller was born  —  in 1948 in Noxubee County, Mississippi, an agricultural community along the state's eastern border named after a Choctaw word that translates roughly to “stinks like fish.”